Apple to showcase new features for its gadgets
There's an update to Apple Pay, specifically person-to-person payments right through iMessage and authenticated with Touch ID. Of course, don't forget that it's already possible to put your phone on silent and ignore it while you're behind the wheel.

Trump commits to NATO mutual defense after hesitating
He also pointed out that Romania, which stands of NATO's Eastern flank, heavily relies on the U.S. for defense. The only time that Article 5 was invoked was after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.

London police arrest another attack suspect
Meanwhile, speaking at her house in Bologna, Italy, Zaghba's mother told the BBC she believed her son was radicalised in the UK. However when he appeared in a Channel 4 documentary, The Jihadis Next Door , a year ago officers did view the programme.

AMD releases 'Radeon Pro 500' Series graphics for iMac
Apple said the system is designed for "advanced graphics editing, virtual reality content creation and real-time 3D rendering". Notably, the new iMac Pro is scheduled to ship in December this year with a starting price tag of $4,999 (US).

Apple CEO Says Repatriation Tax Should Be Mandatory Levy
Apple "deeply cares" about Music, after creating the iPod, and wants to reinvent music in the home as well, Cook said. Cook sent an email to staff last week reassuring them that Apple would continue to protect the environment .

German Rock am Ring festival resumes after terrorist threat
Last year, the third and final day of the "Rock am Ring" was cancelled after lightning strikes injured 80 people, some seriously. The German band Rammstein was the Friday night headliner, but had not yet started playing when the alarm was raised.

Nervous times for May as Labour eats away at lead
The Labour leader followed the Prime Minister onto a BBC Question Time special, but the two did not face each other in a debate. May had said she was too busy "thinking about Brexit negotiations" and "meeting voters" to take part in the debate.

Halep and Svitolina advance to French Open quarterfinals
Open final a year ago , but the Czech player had never been past the second round at Roland Garros in five previous appearances. It came down to about two points. "So far still before this tournament I was struggling on clay with nearly everything".

'Beijing seeks military base in Pakistan'
In February 2016, China began construction of a military base in Djibouti that could be complete within the next year. That region accounted for $9 billion of the more than $20 billion in Chinese arms exports from 2011 to 2015.

PM Nawaz Sharif addresses SCO summit in Astana

To enhance the capacity of member states in coordination and implementation in the security field, Xi called on the SCO to strengthen regional counter-terrorism institutional building and resolutely crack down on illicit drug manufacturing and trafficking. "We propose to resume the activity of the SCO-Afghanistan contact group that was suspended in 2009".

Xi said China attaches great importance to its ties with India and stands ready to work with the Indian side to enhance political mutual trust, link their development strategies, deepen practical cooperation and maintain coordination and collaboration in global and regional affairs, so as to advance their strategic cooperative partnership in a sustained, healthy and stable way.

It is the first between the two leaders after India boycotted the high profile Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing in May in which 29 world leaders took part. India abstained from the "One Belt, One Road" or OBOR summit to highlight its concerns over the $50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

While emphasising that connectivity with SCO countries is India's top priority, Modi said that such projects should not impinge a country's sovereignty.

A welcoming ceremony was held here in which Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was warmly received by Kazakh president in the powerful Eurasian body. China has said that it supports Iran's membership of the security bloc, as requested by Russian Federation, and that the subject is under discussion at the summit, despite having been refused a year ago.

On Thursday evening, Modi exchanged pleasantries with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif at a reception amid escalating Indo-Pak tensions over a range of issues.